Union Minion of State for Agriculture K V Thomas had summoned the representatives of coffee growers to New Delhi to discuss the problems of growers recently.

Interacting with the delegation, he said that Central Government wants to respond to their problems in an effective manner and even plans to find suitable solution for yellow leaf disease affecting arecanut and erosion of fertile soil.

JORHAT, Sept 8: The Majuli Suraksha Sammanay Manch submitted a memorandum to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh through Jorhat MP Bijoy Krishna Handique, seeking Central Government

The people of Barchala LAC of Sonitpur district, particularly those who have been living on the banks of the River Brahmaputra from the point of Gabharumukh Chapori till the point of Barchala Gokhaighat area

HATSINGIMARI, Sept 7

DIBRUGARH, Sept 7: The people of Rohmoria gheraoed the Water Resources office here today in protest against the department

Goa Governor Dr S Sidhu today raised concerns over the state

JORHAT, Sept 6: Even as the monsoons are going on, the residents of Majuli as well as the Xatras of Majuli, the abode of Xatriya culture of the largest inhabited island in the world, are bracing for another spell of natural disaster brought on by the wave of flood.

The erosion by Barak river has expanded by a range of 5 km near Panchgram, which includes the villages like Kalarpar, Das Colony, Katakhal and Tukargram. People from these villages, like Satyendra Singha, Biswas Singha and Birendra Singha, have discovered cracks in their RCC buildings. Altogether, 20 families have been rendered homeless.

PATACHARKUCHI, Sept 3

The civic body has started planting trees along drainage canals to increase fruit production in the city and prevent erosion of banks.

The Rs 1.28crore Green Belt Project, a part of the Rs 1,800crore Calcutta Environment Improvement Project funded by Asian Development Bank, is expected to increase the supply of seasonal fruits to the city market by at least 10,000 quintals from 2015.